A tender moment between mountain hares. Chickens strutting their stuff on the catwalk. Orcas on the hunt. These are our 18 favorite animal pictures of the year. A sea otter pup forages for crabs or ...

National Geographic's annual Pictures of the Year issue features stunning wildlife photos highlighting endangered species and ...

National Geographic contributor Karine Aigner earned top prize for her photo of mating cactus bees in Texas. A buzzing ball of cactus bees spins over the hot sand. After a few minutes, the pair at the ...

Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was rescued from a wildlife trafficker’s suitcase. Her story is emblematic of the threats facing other songbirds like her. Jolie, who was rescued from a wildlife ...

This journalist duo made a grueling foray into the underbelly of America's illicit tiger trade. Thanks to their work, the cub-petting industry is a thing of the past. Clay, Daniel, and Enzo, three of ...

For National Geographic photographers, work assignments can take them anywhere from the sea floor to a summertime Santa Claus camp in Missouri. In the photo seen above, wildlife photographer David ...

RUNDU, NAMIBIA — Canadian oil and gas exploration company Reconnaissance Energy Africa has bulldozed land for a test oil well inside a protected wildlife area in northeastern Namibia, and two local ...

National Geographic Explorer Malaika Vaz knew from early on that she was destined for adventure. As a child in Goa on the western coast of India, Vaz was, as she puts it, “constantly surrounded by ...

The state of Victoria is home to a third of Australia’s wildlife, meaning there’s no better place for adventurous animal encounters, from bounding kangaroos in the Grampians to sleepy koalas in the ...